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Farmers National Company, the nation’s leading farm and ranch management and brokerage company, is pleased to announce that Dennis Walker was recently presented the Farmers National Company Gold Eagle Award for his outstanding efforts in real estate sales.

Walker, real estate sales agent and senior farm manager with Farmers National Company, received the company’s top award for real estate sales in 2010. The awards were presented at a company-wide conference in Omaha, Neb.

Sherri Clark, Executive Director, Nishna Productions, Inc. has received the prestigious Margaret E. Fairbairn Award from the National Rehabilitation Association as the Top Job Placement Professional of the Year.

Oct. 21, four new Holiday Evergreen postage stamps will join the Liberty Bell as Forever Stamps, and will be priced at the current price of 44-cents. When purchased, Forever Stamps are valid forever for one-ounce First-Class letter-size postage – regardless of any future price changes.

RED OAK — In 2009, the Grand Theatre showed what was thought to be its final film after a more than 60-year run. As the credits finished rolling, the stray popcorn was swept up, coming attraction signs were taken down and the doors were locked, possibly forever.

But the City of Red Oak wasn’t about to lose their theatre without a fight, and in 2010, the Downtown LLC purchased the building to be run as a non-profit, which has thrived on $2 ticket prices and a strong support of volunteers.

RED OAK — One of Red Oak’s oldest buildings is for sale, bringing with it a host of old memories, urban legends and even a love story or two.

The building at 101 South Broadway, which now houses Johnny’s Steakhouse, was built in 1869, and though he couldn’t say for sure, Montgomery County History Center Director Dave McFarland said it very well could be the town’s oldest building.

RED OAK — Work has begun at the future A&M Green Power location in Red Oak on the northwest corner of Hwy 34 and 4th St.

Randy McCunn, director of finance for the company, said they are currently moving dirt to prepare the ground for building. No date is set for the start of construction, but he said the building will be enclosed by the winter with a spring 2014 completion date.

Pavement will also be laid by the end of the year on the south side of the lot where the driveway will be located.

RED OAK — A few days after a couple Chamber and Industry Association investors met with board members to discuss leadership concerns, Executive Director Darrell Steven Carlyle has resigned.

During a closed session during the Associations regular monthly meeting last week, Carlyle and the Board agreed to a separation agreement that includes a month’s severance pay. Carlyle’s last day with the Association will be July 15.